There are approximately 750 civil helicopters operating in Southeast Asia and these years we witnessed the rapid growth at the rate of 8% in this market, especially Malaysia, growing by nearly 10% last year("*source: Asian Sky Group"). Malaysia has a strong offshore operational base, and offshore oil and gas exploration and production is growing in importance as industry activity in the region continues to gain momentum. Meanwhile, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam have extending their market share in different degree. As E&P activity gains momentum offshore SE Asia, which indicates a huge potential in offshore market. We have reason to believe that, in the near future, the Southeast Asia offshore market will enjoy an explosive development in an all-round way.

However, there some undeniable problems existed in Southeast Asia, poor airport infrastructure and helicopter pilot shortage has long been the headache. In some countries like Myanmar, there still are political barriers that constrain the further opening of the market.